Harvard University and the University of Athens held an online signing event on Wednesday, January 19 to officially launch their memorandum of co-operation for a new Refugee and Migration Studies Hub in Greece.
According to ANSA Med, Harvard graduate students will take part in an inter-disciplinary course on migration and refugee issues from July 11-31 in Athens, Nafplio and the island of Lesvos.
The course will be offered by Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, in collaboration with the University of Athens’ Refugee and Migration Studies Hub, and will include lectures, seminars, interactive class sessions and fieldwork.
The US Deputy Ambassador to Greece, David Burger, has welcomed the initiative.
“We will be looking forward to learning from our colleagues in Greece, the faculty, staff and students, who will join the projects and the initiatives of the Hub. And, importantly, we need to learn from the refugees and migrants themselves. Their voices must be part of this process,” Mr Burger said.
Greek Education Minister, Niki Kerameus, also lauded the initiative.
Thank you @USAmbPyatt for your most valuable support in striking new partnerships between Greek and US Universities. Investing in extroversion of our higher education means offering more opportunities to our youth and academic community. https://t.co/aUmpEziCvU
“Despite the pandemic, we are promoting the international collaborations of our universities with a firm commitment to consolidating their extroversion and claiming the position they deserve in the International Academic Charter,” Ms Kerameus said.
Greece has been on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis since it erupted in 2015, when nearly a million people fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan landed on its islands in the Aegean Sea, as well as its northern land borders with Turkey.
The Founder of Heartbeat of Football, Andrew Paschalidis, represented the Greek community on Wednesday as an Australia Day Ambassador for the Leeton Shire.
Mr Paschalidis has been an Australia Day Ambassador since 1996 and this year, his first duty was to meet with several members of the Leeton United Football Club. Leeton won the local Premier League competition in 2020 after a 27 year drought.
Feeling proud to be the @australiaday Ambassador for Leeton Shire. Catch-up with the local football club last night. Brekkie with the CWA in Murrami before the Citizenship ceremony where 20 locals celebrated their official Aussie status. Wonderful. #AusDayNSW#AusDayAmbassadorpic.twitter.com/KVL8vmYfMF
The next day, Mr Paschalidis attended a breakfast hosted by the Country Women’s Association at Murrami, before heading over to Mountford Park for the official citizenship ceremony.
The ceremony began with a Welcome to Country by a former footballer before 20 migrants were given their newfound citizenship status. A number of local citizens were also honoured under the theme, ‘Persevere to Volunteer.’
The citizenship ceremony was enjoyed by many. Photo: Leeton Shire / Facebook.
“Feeling proud to be the Australia Day Ambassador for Leeton Shire,” Mr Paschalidis wrote on Twitter after the event.
“The spirit of volunteerism never ceases to amaze me in the country areas of NSW.”
Mr Paschalidis was not the only Greek Australian to be an Ambassador this year, with prominent conductor and award-winning composer, George Ellis, also performing the role for the Cabonne Shire.
Westpac has won permission from an Australian court to launch legal action in Greece to enforce freezing orders over the international assets of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Westpac’s lawyers in Greece have already met with Mr Papas and Greek sporting authorities.
During the meeting, Mr Papas reportedly said he still owns Xanthi FC despite telling the Federal Court last year he sold his stake in the company that owns the club.
Bill Papas at a Xanthi FC game. Photo: The Australian.
This comes as Westpac also secured Federal Court orders to also freeze the assets of Mr Papas’ girlfriend Louise Agostino, after she agreed to sell her one-bedroom apartment in Rozelle, Sydney.
Mr Papas resides in Greece with Ms Agostino after he fled Australia in the days before Westpac and two other lenders, Société Générale and Sumitomo, filed Federal Court civil action accusing him and his company Forum Finance of orchestrating a $500 million fraud against the banks.
A record price is expected for Bill Papas’ waterfront holiday home.
Forum and associated entities were placed in liquidation last year. McGrathNicol recently sold Mr Papas’ luxury Sydney home for about $4.4 million. His two waterfront properties on the NSW Central Coast are on the block.
Federal Court judge Michael Lee last year issued an Australian arrest warrant for Mr Papas, given he had failed to engage with the court. That is expected to trigger an extradition order.
From Stefanos Tsitsipas storming into the Australian Open semi-finals to the Special K’s (Nick Kyrgios and Thanasis Kokkinakis) also booking their spot in today’s semi-final doubles match, a lot has happened at Melbourne Park over the last two days.
Greek young gun, Michaela Laki, also qualified for her first ever quarter-final in the Australian Open Juniors tournament.
Here is The Greek Herald‘s daily wrap-up of matches.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis roar into Australian Open doubles semi-finals:
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasis Kokkiankis eliminated sixth seeds, Tim Puetz of Germany and Michael Venus of New Zealand, 7-5 3-6 6-3 in quarterfinal action at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The Aussies had plenty of support once again at Kia Arena and earned even more when Kyrgios gifted a racquet to a young fan in the crowd, after accidentally hitting him with a tennis ball during the fourth game of the opening set.
Nick Kyrgios accidentally hit a kid in the crowd with a wayward shot… 😳
The Aussie pair finished the match with some impressive numbers – firing 25 aces, striking 34 winners and winning 86 per cent of first serve points.
“We’re stoked with this win,” Kokkinakis said after the match, which lasted two hours and 16 minutes. “We came big in the big points.”
Kokkinakis, left, and Kyrgios dominated with their serves. Photo: Getty Images / Quinn Rooney.
“It’s been incredible,” Kyrgios added. “Another tough, tough win. I think that’s probably the toughest pair that we’ve played. They brought some serious tennis today and it wasn’t easy.”
The win is Kokkinakis and Kyrgios’ third consecutive victory against a seeded team and propels them into a first Grand Slam semi-final, where they will face third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
Tsitsipas hammers Sinner to book Australian Open semis spot:
Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to his third Australian Open semi-final after cruising to a straight-sets win over Italian No.11 seed Jannik Sinner.
Tsitsipas was simply too good for Jannik Sinner. Photo: Getty Images.
Tsitsipas took out the first set before a rain delay threatened to halt his momentum.
However, after a 21-minute delay, the Greek No.4 seed went to a frightening new level before securing a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win on Rod Laver Arena.
Talking post-match, Tsitipas discussed his elbow injury and how it disrupted his off-season.
Greek fans were in full voice for their hero Tstsipas. Photo: AFP.
“[My doctor] certainly told me, ‘I don’t see you playing in the Australian Open’ but I proved him wrong,” Tsitsipas said.
Tsitsipas will now face Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals.
Michaela Laki books her first Grand Slam quarter-final:
Michaela Laki’s fantastic week at the Australian Open Juniors tournament continues, with the 16-year-old achieving victory against the Czech Dominika Salkova, with 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8).
Laki was better in the 1st set, with the 2nd set being more balanced, but having the opportunity to close it when she took a break and led 6-3, 5-4.
But she did not do it and paid for it, as the 17-year-old Czech, No. 35 in the juniors and No. 749 in the WTA world rankings, stayed in the set and later won it in the tie-break, although again Laki had the lead with 5-3.
Michaela Laki (left) and Dimitra Pavlou.
In the end, Laki won the match after 2 hours and 27 minutes of fighting in Court 6 of Melbourne Park.
This was Laki’s third victory in Melbourne and means she has qualified for the first time in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Laki, who is No. 6 on the board and No. 11 in the juniors world rankings, will now face the American Liv Hovde, No. 13 on the board and No. 20 in the world junior ranking.
An explosion left three people injured and seriously damaged an office building while shattering nearby storefronts in central Athens early on Wednesday, AP News reports.
Fire department officials said a 77-year-old man was hospitalised with burns. Two others received medical attention for smoke inhalation.
The pre-dawn blast occurred 200 meters from the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus on the busy Syngrou Avenue.
Three injured as gas explosion damages stores, offices in Athens.
Early investigations by the Hellenic Fire Service have determined that the blast was the result of a gas leak.
The 77-year old injured resident told investigators there was a strong smell of gas and that ignition occurred when he turned a light switch.
The Greek Prime Minister has apologised for the state’s lack of preparedness to deal with the Elpis snowstorm which left thousands of people stranded in their cars on the Attiki Odos beltway in Athens.
Speaking during an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed an investigation into the failure of the company managing the beltway to maintain normal traffic conditions.
“I would like to start with a personal and sincere apology to our fellow citizens who suffered for many hours, trapped on Attiki Odos,” Mitsotakis said. “There were mistakes and shortcomings which have to be fixed.”
Ζητώ μία προσωπική και ειλικρινή συγγνώμη από τους συμπολίτες μας που ταλαιπωρήθηκαν επί ώρες, μένοντας εγκλωβισμένοι στην Αττική Οδό. Είχαμε πρωτοφανή χιονόπτωση, όμως δεν πρόκειται αυτό να το επικαλεστώ ως δικαιολογία. Υπήρξαν αστοχίες και ανεπάρκειες που πρέπει να διορθωθούν. pic.twitter.com/Z8WEXOIRfQ
Mitsotakis said that the thousands of toll-paying motorists who became trapped on the highway in their cars and trucks during Monday’s blizzard would receive compensation from the company. The company CEO resigned amid the controversy on Tuesday.
An estimated 4,000 drivers were left stranded in cars for hours in sub-zero temperatures as the storm pounded Athens.
There were unprecedented scenes as the Greek army and municipal crews were called in to evacuate motorists trapped in their vehicles. Soldiers also handed out food, water and blankets to drivers.
A train passes by as Greek soldiers try to free a taxi stuck in snow, on the Attiki Odos motorway, following Tuesday’s heavy snowfall, in Athens, on Wednesday. Photo: AP.A cyclist passes in front of cars covered with snow in northern Athens following Tuesday’s heavy snowfall, on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Photo: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis.
Those who were not evacuated by the army sought refuge in Athens international airport or struggled to walk to their homes through the snow.
Many city streets were also still impassable on Wednesday, while the snowstorm knocked out power to several Athens neighbourhoods.
Greek authorities declared Tuesday and Wednesday a public holiday, shutting public offices and private businesses except supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations in the greater Athens area and on some islands.
Damage seen in Athens. Photos: The Greek Herald.
Schools are not expected to reopen until Friday after authorities announced that snow was still blocking access to many of the facilities.
The Mitsotakis government’s handling of the situation has been heavily criticised by local media and citizens, as well as the Opposition.
In a statement, the SYRIZA party called for the resignations of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides, Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas and government spokesman Ioannis Oikonomou.
Με χιόνι, με πυρκαγιά, με βροχή, 2,5 χρόνια τώρα επιτελικό μπάχαλο. Και πάντα κάποιος άλλος έχει την ευθύνη. Μόνος ανεύθυνος ο κ. Μητσοτάκης. Κουράγιο και υπομονή σε όλες και όλους τους συμπολίτες μας που για άλλη μια φορά δοκιμάζονται.
This is the second consecutive year – and only the second time since 1968 – that Athens has been pummelled by a snowstorm of such vigour. As much as 50cm of snow fell in 12 hours in some parts of the capital.
Indicative of the storm’s intensity, tornadoes were reported off islands and coastal areas, with almost all of Athens, from the Acropolis in the ancient city centre to seaside suburbs in the south-east, being blanketed white.
At least six Greek Australians have been named by the Governor General today in the Australia Day 2022 Honours List. They are a small but significant portion of the total number of 1040 Australians recognised on the list.
“To the individuals being celebrated today; thank you for your contribution to Australia and congratulations on being recognised by your peers and your nation,” the Governor-General said in a media statement.
These are the Greek Australians who were recognised:
Order of Australia (General Division):
–Mr George Stamas AM, Victoria
Born in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton to a Greek mother and father who migrated to Australia in the 1950’s, Mr George Stamas was instantly drawn to both the not-for-profit and business sector.
He started working as a musician in his younger years, before getting into the facility services industry for roughly 10 – 12 years. In his early 30’s, he started his own facility services company and now employs in excess of 3,000 people in Australia and New Zealand. In 2017, he was also involved in the establishment of GJK Indigenous Solutions.
These accomplishments have seen Mr Stamas recognised this year for significant service to the community through the not-for-profit sector, and to business. He tells The Greek Herald he is incredibly “humbled and honoured” by the acknowledgement.
“I’ve always been keen to put back into society, more around charity work and supporting underprivileged people,” Mr Stamas says.
“My not-for-profit work has been very fulfilling for me.”
PERSONAL BIO:
Mr Stamas has been Director at the Epworth Medical Foundation since 2018. He has also been involved in the establishment of GJK Indigenous Solutions (since 2017), as well as the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne (mid-2000s). He is a supporter and donor to various charities such as The Hunger Project Australia and Kids Cancer Project.
Mr Stamas has also been involved in a number of associations: Building Services Contractors Association of Australia (National President and Vice President); Victorian Branch, Building Services Contractors Association of Australia (State President); and theFacility Management Association of Australia (Vice-Chair, Board Member, Finance Director, Joint Chair).
Other awards and recognition given to Mr Stamas include: Excellence in Sustainability Business Award from the City of Yarra in 2012, as well as an Australian Business Award, for Community Contribution, for commitment to the Public Tenant Employment Program, 2011.
– Dr Peter Gianoutsos OAM, New South Wales
Born in New Zealand in 1939 to a Greek father who immigrated to the country in the late 1920s from the island of Kastos and a New Zealander mother, Dr Peter Gianoutsos, has been recognised for service to medicine as a respiratory physician.
“When I was going through High School my younger sister who was seven years older than me suffered from asthma and my mum had the tendency to take her to unqualified, crazy people who were supposedly providing asthma therapy back then.
“I thought that there should be better ways to deal with it and I think that was the genesis that made me want to do medicine and to become a respiratory specialist.”
Peter attended Medical School at Otago University where he specialised in Respiratory Health. In 1970 he moved to Sydney and accepted a job at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
He retired 44 years later.
“I am flattered that people wanted to recognise the contribution that I have made,” Dr Gianoutsos said.
PERSONAL BIO:
Mr Gianoutsos has been an Emeritus Consultant Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital since 2014. He has also held a number of other roles at the hospital including Senior Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (1971-2013); Chairman, Medical Board (1989-1991); Chairman, Visiting Medical Officers Association (1981-1986).
The respiratory physician has also held a number of positions at the Australian Respiratory Council (Vice President, Board Member and Life Governor); the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (Emeritus Member, Honorary Treasurer and Member); and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Chairman, Fellow and Life Member).
Mr Gianoutsos is also a founding member of the Australian Lung Foundation, and has been a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney since 2006.
– Mrs Mary Mangos OAM, South Australia
Recognised for service to the Greek community of South Australia.
For more than 70 years, Mary has been raising funds to support South Australia’s Greek and wider communities and providing not only her time to worthy causes, but opening up her home and its garden as a fundraising venue for afternoon teas, fashion parades and other charitable events.
Born in Adelaide in the late 1920s to migrant parents from the Greek island of Kastellorizo, Maria Mangos has served on the Board of the Greek Women’s Society of SA -founded by her mother- for more than three decades.
“Her mother was one of the oldest people to receive an honour in her 90s and now mum gets a recognition,” Arthur Mangos, Maria’s son, told The Greek Herald.
“I am very proud of her achievement. The whole family is.
“I hope other people follow in her footsteps and get involved in volunteer community work. Mum is a great role model for generations to come.”
PERSONAL BIO:
Mrs Mangos has been extensively involved in South Australia’s Greek community for many years. She has been a Member of the Greek Women’s Society of South Australia since 1943 and was also the Vice President from 1956 to 2009.
She has also worked with the Greek Orthodox Community (Foundation Member of the Grecian Ball Committee and Volunteer Cook at Theofania events); the Lions Hellenic (President and Member); and the Kastellorizo Association of South Australia (Secretary, Former Volunteer and Supporter, Member of the Glendi Greek Festival Fundraising Club).
Other awards and recognition given to Ms Mangos include: Anniversary Award from the City of West Torrens in 2019 and the Community Service Award from the City of West Torrens in 2010.
Meritorious Award:
–Mr Anthony Michael Kannis PSM (Public Service Medal), Western Australia
Mr Anthony Kannis has been awarded a Public Service Medal and was named in the COVID-19 Honour Roll in the Australia Day Honours List this year. He was recognised for outstanding public service to transport and infrastructure reform, particularly through METRONET.
“I’ve been in the public sector with the WA government for over four decades and have had the opportunity to be involved in some significant projects,” Mr Kannis tells The Greek Herald.
“I’ve been doing that through working in the Treasury Department, the Police Department and also now, the Transport Department.
“At the moment I’ve got responsibility for the biggest investment in rail in WA’s history. We’re going to be spending in the region of $5 billion on rail projects in WA and it will certainly change the look of Perth.”
Mr Kannis, who has Kastellorizian heritage, adds that he’s “very pleased to be recognised” for his work in the public sector and “appreciates” the people that nominated him.
PERSONAL BIO:
Mr Kannis has held a number of roles in the public sector including Deputy Chairperson of the WA Treasury Corporation, the WA Planning Commission’s Infrastructure Coordinating Committee, and the Western Australian Government nominee on the Infrastructure Australia Board. Mr Kannis is currently serving as the Managing Director of METRONET.
During his time as WA Police Executive Director, Mr Kannis contributed significantly to the Frontline 2020 reform program. He also championed gender and equity reform in his portfolio, greatly increasing the number of women in senior positions.
As the Managing Director of METRONET, Perth’s largest investment in public transport, Mr Kannis has driven and implemented the agency’s robust governance framework, critical to the State Government’s economic response to COVID-19.
–Mr Christopher Helmut Petrikas AFSM (Australian Fire Service Medal), New South Wales
Mr Christopher Petrikas joined the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Tennyson Brigade in 1976. He was first seen assisting in firefighting operations alongside his father, when he was just 14 years of age. For the following 43 years, he served his Brigade and district in many roles, including as Senior Deputy Captain, Captain, Deputy Group Captain, Brigade Training Officer, and he currently holds the rank of Group Captain.
Mr Petrikas has provided outstanding leadership and encouragement to his brigade members and throughout the district. Over his many years of service, he has attended numerous fires within district and on various deployments.
He is an integral member of the Hawkesbury district Incident Management Team and has assisted in controlling some of the most challenging campaign fires, including the more recent Gospers Mountain Fire, where he undertook the roles of Operations Officer and Divisional Commander.
Mr Petrikas is a dedicated trainer and assessor, renowned for his chainsaw training in the NSW RFS and in other agencies, as well as for mentoring frontline firefighters, crew and group leaders.
He is a well-respected volunteer firefighter who has developed strong working relationships throughout the Hawkesbury community, with other emergency services organisations and across all levels of management.
Military – Distinguished and Conspicuous
–Petty Officer Thai-Britney Jade Demos CSM (Conspicuous Service Medal), Royal Australian Navy
Petty Officer Thai-Britney Jade Demos was awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal for meritorious devotion to duty during the establishment of the Navy Cryptologic Operator workforce capability within Fleet Command.
Petty Officer Demos has excelled in her position as a Maritime Intelligence Support Centre supervisor, directly enhancing Intelligence provision to the Fleet through inspirational leadership within the new Cryptologic Operator workforce.
Petty Officer Demos’ superior leadership and management acumen delivered an employment and training framework for Cryptologic Operators that has exceeded requirements. Petty Officer Demos’ professionalism and devotion to duty have delivered a positive impact on those that she has served with.
In a special Australia Day message, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reminded Australians that the past year “has not been perfect,” but “Australia is well set up to secure our recovery.”
Mr Morrison also said today “is a reminder that Australia is the most successful multi-cultural and multi-faith nation on Earth.”
Full Message:
Today there will be thousands of gatherings where Australians will celebrate our country.
We’ll gather together at breakfasts, BBQs, picnics, surf carnivals, and flag raisings and reflect on the country that we are and the people we have become.
Though there will be a light-heartedness in so many places, our celebration is one that understands the textures of our Australian story. A story of strength and resilience that spans 65,000 years, of a continent that we love and contend with, and of a free and fair people who live in relative harmony.
Today as part of our celebrations, over 16,000 people, in over 400 locations, from more than 130 nations, will become Australian citizens, adding their own talents, strengths and hopes to our shared national fabric. It is a reminder that Australia is the most successful multi-cultural and multi-faith nation on Earth.
On this Australia Day, we also reflect on what it means to be Australian during the extraordinary times that we live in.
While our journey has not been perfect, Australia is emerging from a once in a century pandemic with one of the lowest death rates in the world from COVID and with one of the strongest advanced economies in the world. Combined with one of the world’s highest vaccination rates, Australia is well set up to secure our recovery.
We have faced the most difficult challenges in three quarters of a century and worked together delivering what has been an extraordinary national achievement.
Through this time, there has also been a realisation of what is truly important – our health, our family, our friends, our jobs, our communities and our sovereignty as a free people.
There’s been a clarity as well with a renewed understanding about what we can accomplish as a people.
Australians have a quiet confidence. It’s a confidence to do what is right and a confidence in each other.
Today, on this Australia Day, I feel a deep sense of gratitude.
Gratitude for a history that spans 65,000 years; a continent of unmatched beauty and wonder; a democratic tradition that is the foundation of our freedom; and the multicultural and multi-faith communities that add so much to our national life.
Above all, I’m grateful for the Australian people, whose character, determination and heart inspire me every day.
We have much to be thankful for. Happy Australia Day!
A new study by a team of Harvard nutritionists has shown that olive oil consumption can significantly slash a person’s risk of dying prematurely from a much wider range of diseases, The Australian reports.
The findings, which were reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed that consuming just a teaspoon of olive oil daily was associated with a 12 percent reduced risk of death from all causes, compared with those who rarely or never consumed olive oil.
The study analysed the diet habits of 60,582 women and 31,801 men, all participants in the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study from 1990 when all the recruits were free of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Every four years during a 28-year follow-up, participants were asked about their diet habits, including how much fat and oil they were consuming.
Study author, Marta Guasch-Ferre.
By the end of the study period there had been 36,856 deaths overall, with olive oil eaters clearly faring much better than those who avoided it.
Study author, Marta Guasch-Ferre, who is a research scientist at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health’s department of nutrition, said the standout finding was the connection between olive oil and fewer deaths from degenerative brain disease.
“Alzheimer’s disease has high morbidity and mortality rates and yet there are few preventative strategies people can employ,” she said.
“It could be something that proves valuable in terms of public health.”
Struggling to understand the locals this Australia Day? Here is The Greek Herald‘s dictionary of the top seven Aussie slang phrases you need to know.
1. BARBIE:
(Noun) Abbreviation of ‘barbecue’; seldom used in the same sentence as ‘shrimp’. “Let’s defo have a barbie this arvo.”
2. FAIR DINKUM:
(Adjective) An expression used to emphasise truth or veracity. “That chocolate biscuit tasted fair dinkum unbelievable.”
Footy in Australia.
3. FOOTY:
(Noun) Abbreviation of football; Australia’s favourite pastime. “Should we invite Johnno around to watch the footy this arvo?”
4. SNAG:
(Noun) Sausage – a cylinder of processed meat that represents Australia’s richest culinary tradition. “I asked Johnno to pick up some snags for the barbie this arvo, but he forgot.”
A ‘snag.’
5. THONGS:
(Noun) Sandals or ‘flip-flops,’ wedged between one’s toes rather than one’s bum cheeks. “You always wear thongs.”
6. U-EY:
(Noun) (Pronounced: yoo-ee) A U-turn; changing the direction of a vehicle 180 degrees. “Chuck a u-ey” (i.e. “Perform a U-turn”).
7. WOOP WOOP:
(Noun) The remote outback or ‘middle of nowhere.’ “If she doesn’t chuck a u-ey soon we’re going to end up in Woop Woop.”
